Incredible Video Shows Moment HS Coach Disarms Student with Shotgun — and Embraces Him with Bear Hug

Newly released surveillance footage shows the moment an Oregon high school coach disarmed a shotgun-wielding student — and embraced him with a hug, compassion, and empathy.

The video shows student Angel Granados-Diaz walking into a building at the Portland-area Parkrose High School with a shotgun hidden underneath a long coat on May 17, 2019. Then video shows the moment football coach Keanon Lowe, who also works as a security guard at the school, confronted the student. . .

Breaking News: video of Coach Keanon Lowe disarming Parkrose High School gunman Angel Granados-Diaz. More to come. pic.twitter.com/d7wK9ES6zi

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The video shows Lowe hand the shotgun to another teacher while embracing Granados-Diaz.

“I felt compassion for him; a lot of times, especially when you’re young, you don’t realize what you’re doing until it’s over,” Lowe said.

“I just wanted to let him know that I was there for him. I told him I was there to save him. I was there for a reason and that this is a life worth living,” he explained after the incident, NBC News reported. (Read more from “Incredible Video Shows Moment Hs Coach Disarms Student with Shotgun — and Embraces Him with Bear Hug” HERE)

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